Dessert Suggestions Needed

[IronedOut]

Okay gang, I'm counting on you to help me out! My family is getting together to celebrate my son's first teenage birthday (holy smokes, I'm getting old ). We want to have a dessert that everyone can enjoy. Once upon a day, my son's very favorite apple pie would have been the centerpiece. Unfortunately, that is no longer good for all or even most of us.

So I'm hoping the more experienced group mind can help me come up with a fantabulous dessert that everyone can share. Is there such a thing? Any and all ideas are welcome. Thanks in advance for all the good thoughts you always share.

[Canadian Karen]

I think by far your best bet would be all the choices you have over at "The Best of Mirielle" on delphi. She has tons of dessert suggestions to choose from.....

I know what you mean about feeling old...... Eileen will be 13 this September. Eek!

Good Luck!

Karen

[lorka150]

Okay gang, I'm counting on you to help me out! My family is getting together to celebrate my son's first teenage birthday (holy smokes, I'm getting old ). We want to have a dessert that everyone can enjoy. Once upon a day, my son's very favorite apple pie would have been the centerpiece. Unfortunately, that is no longer good for all or even most of us.

So I'm hoping the more experienced group mind can help me come up with a fantabulous dessert that everyone can share. Is there such a thing? Any and all ideas are welcome. Thanks in advance for all the good thoughts you always share.

why no apple pie?

[ladyx]

This is an apple crisp recipe that I use to make almost every week...I have been meaning to make it into a gluten free one but have been waiting for my local health food store to get soy flakes in stock to try them to replace the oatmeal in this recipe(I have heard you can get them online but don't know where. Aso the flour in this I would replace with an all purpous gluten free flour or a mix of different flours. (my favorite mix for sweet mixes is 1 cup sweet rice flour, 1 cup brown rice flour 2/3 cup potato starch (not flour) 1/3 tapioca starch) Also if your worried about lowfat...I have used applesauce in place of oil in some of my other baked goods like my cornbread and it has turned out good. You might also want to ad 1/2 a tsp of both xanthan gum and guar gum but you probably don't need it cause you might want it crumbley anyway.

here is the origanal rescipe

Apple-blueberry crisp

1-12oz can 100% pure apple jc concentrate (thawed)

2 tablespoon Corn starch

10 tart cooking apples (I actually use 1/2 tart 1/2 sweet to mix it up...and since i use granny smith which are big apples I only use about 7-8 apples)

2 Tablespoons margarine (I don't think this is absolutely neccicary to the recipe if you don't want the fat or the salt from the margarine...i have made it without before)

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 cups fresh or loose-packed frozen blueberies (you can use rasberries or blackberries to switch it up)

Crumb topping

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1/3 cup honey

1/2 cups nuts

1/2 cup flour (use gluten free mix or your fravorite flour substitute)

2 cups quick-cooking oats (this is where I would use the soy flakes or your favorite crushed up cereal...I don't know if there are any low sodium gluten free cereals)

In large saucepan or skillet, combine cold apple jc concentrate and cornstarch. Whisk cornstartch until it is completely dissolved and no lumps remain. Cook over medium heat until thick and no lumps remain. Add margarine, lemon juice, and cinnamon. Stir to blend all ingredients together. Remove mixture from heat, pour over sliced apples and toss well.

Prepare crumb topping: In mixing bowl cream together oil honey. add chopped nuts, flour, and oats. Toss well, coating all dry ingredients with the oil and honey mixture.

In 9x13 baking dishsprayed with nonstick spray, place the apple filling. Add the berries, distributiing in an even layer over the apples. Sprinkle crumb topping evenly over the fruit. Bake at 350 for 30 to 45 min. or until crumb topping is toasted golden brown and filling is bubbling. Serve warm.

i hope this helps a little....sorry I haven't tried it gluten free yet but I don't usually buy online because the stuff is so much more expensive and then I have to pay shipping...with 4 of us gluten free in my family...it gets really expensive...and we were pretty poor before we got celiac...I live about 10 min from a health food store that will get just about anything I ask them to but sometimes I have to ask a couple times and wait awhile. I sent this cause I figured you needed it soon...you might want to try it first before the birthday if you have a good crust recipe you could probably put this in a crust as well or maybe someone out there has a tried and true crumb topping. Good luck!

[IronedOut]

why no apple pie?

Mostly because my son does not enjoy the gluten-free crust or the missing sugar. I thought since the original wouldn't do, I'd switch altogether so he wouldn't feel like he was having to settle for something less on his birthday. He is not on the specialties list.

Thanks for the ideas. I'm headed over to Delphi to check out the list.

[penguin]

Maybe a whipped cream cake? I found this one on this website:

Sift dry ingredients:

1 ½ cups Asian glutinous rice flour (it is gluten-free!)

2 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

Whip until stiff:

1 cup cold whipping cream

Then add:

2 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla

and continue beating until it is no longer gritty.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease an 8 x 12 inch pan.

Add dry ingredients, blend in with wire whisk, then pour into prepared pan. Tap on counter to remove air bubbles. Bake for 30-45 min, or until it tests done. Top with cinnamon sugar while still warm or cool well and frost. Make a double recipe in a 9” x 13" pan.

That may lend itself well to being made with splenda?

[IronedOut]

That looks yummy. I'll let you know if I get that far. Thanks.

[hez]

How about meringue shells (use splenda) filled with fresh fruit? The shells you could make ahead of time. Very elegant looking and refreshing. Although a teenager might not go for it!

Hez

[Mo92109]

I found a crustless cheesecake I can't find now, but I am positive I just googled "crustless cheesecake" and got it.

When I served that, I also made a chocolate mousse. I got regular chocolate syrup and heavy whipping cream and put it in my Magic Bullet (a blender will work, I am sure) and all of a sudden, it's whipped into a creamy dream! I served it in martini glasses with raspberries on top. I kind of had to play with how much of each ingredient I used until I got to the consistency I liked.